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february 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-12

Rur Singh (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors vs Bachan Kaur

Citation / case number
AIRONLINE 2009 SC 135
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Rur Singh (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors
Respondent
Bachan Kaur
Author
S.B. Sinha
Bench
Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a Will executed by Kehar Singh under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, which requires specific formalities for execution. The High Court had reversed the findings of the lower courts, citing suspicious circumstances surrounding the Will's execution and failure to produce it during mutation proceedings. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming that the Will was not validly executed and thus, the appellants could not claim rights over the property based on it.

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